Genesis 9:5
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For I will require the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast, and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man, and of his brother, will I require the life of man.

every.

Exodus 21:12,28,29 He that striketh a man with a will to kill him, shall be put to death. . . .

and at.

Genesis 4:9,10 And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered: I know not: am I my brother's keeper? . . .

Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.

Numbers 35:31-33 You shall not take money of him that is guilty of blood, but he shall die forthwith. . . .

Deuteronomy 21:1-9 When there shall be found in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, the corpse of a man slain, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder, . . .

Psalm 9:12 For requiring their blood, he hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.

Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just, even unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom you killed between the temple and the altar.

brother.

Acts 17:26 And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation.

Context
The Covenant of the Rainbow
4Saving that flesh with blood you shall not eat. 5For I will require the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast, and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man, and of his brother, will I require the life of man.6Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God.…
Cross References
Genesis 42:22
And Ruben, one of them, said: Did not I say to you: Do not sin against the boy; and you would not hear me? Behold his blood is required.

Exodus 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.

Exodus 21:12
He that striketh a man with a will to kill him, shall be put to death.

Exodus 21:28
If an ox gore a man or a woman, and they die, he shall be stoned: and his flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

Exodus 21:29
But if the ox was wont to push with his horn yesterday, and the day before, and they warned his master, and he did not shut him up, and he shall kill a man or a woman: then the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

Judges 9:56
And God repaid the evil that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren.

2 Samuel 4:11
How much more now when wicked men have slain an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood at your hand, and take you away from the earth?

2 Chronicles 24:22
And king Joas did not remember the kindness that Joiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said: The Lord see, and require it.

Psalm 9:12
For requiring their blood, he hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.

Lexicon
And surely
וְאַ֨ךְ (wə·’aḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

I will require
אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ (’eḏ·rōš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

the life of any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

man
הָֽאָדָ֗ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

or beast
חַיָּ֖ה (ḥay·yāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

by whose hand
מִיַּד֙ (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

your lifeblood [is shed].
לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ (lə·nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

I will demand an accounting
אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ (’eḏ·rōš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

from anyone
הָֽאָדָֽם׃ (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

[who takes] the life
נֶ֥פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

of his fellow man:
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person


Additional Translations
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; At the hand of every beast will I require it. And at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.

For your blood of your lives will I require at the hand of all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of his brother man.

And indeed your blood, [the blood] of your lives, will I require: at the hand of every animal will I require it, and at the hand of Man, at the hand of each [the blood] of his brother, will I require the life of Man.

And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.

And surely your blood of your lives will I require: at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

I will surely require your blood of your lives. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.

'And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;
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